John Grisham, others recall Donald Zacharias' impact on Mississippi State

2:48 PM,
Mar. 7, 2013

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Brandon Marcello

Former Mississippi State University President Donald Zacharias lifted the land-grant university to new heights, but it's the personal stories stemming from his care for individuals that were remembered most during a memorial Thursday on the Starkville campus.

Zacharias, who led MSU from 1985-97, died Sunday of complications from multiple sclerosis. He was 77.

"He looked down on nobody," said Roy Ruby, who served as Zacharias' vice president for student affairs. "His success never went to his head." ...